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* ''[[Precious]]'' played this while asking a bucket of fried chicken. She said she would choose the side later because she was trying to watch her figure, but when the lady was looking for said side she runs away with the chicken without paying.
* Brazilian movie ''A Partilha'' (based on a play) has a woman writing a "diet control" list. One of her three sisters gets it, and the four read and laugh seeing all entries have Diet Coke. One even mocks it:
{{quote| "A cheeseburguer, two coconut cookies, [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick|breathing complications, a heart attack]] and a Diet Coke!"}}
* ''Making Mr. Right'' contains a running joke in which Ann Magnuson’s character always drowns her sorrows in Diet Coke and a pint of Fruzen Gladje ice cream.
 
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* In ''[[Dave Barry]] Does Japan'', Barry reports seeing a sumo wrestler leaving a match purchase a Diet Coke.
* In ''[[Bridge of Birds]],'' there's a morbidly obese merchant who orders an obscene meal, but then passes on dessert because he says he needs to watch his diet.
{{quote| '''Ten Ox:''' Master Li, you won't believe this, but that merchant began with four large tureens of pimento and dumpling soup. Then he devoured three bowls of mussel stew, a pound of pickled mallows, two pounds of steamed snails, three servings of soft-shelled crabs, two plates of sweetmeats, ten honey cakes, and a watermelon. The proprietor wondered whether the esteemed guest might care for six or seven quarts of peaches in heavy syrup, but the merchant explained that he was on a diet and would be forced to settle for a gallon of green tea flavored with pine kernels.}}
* In Chapter 3 of the [[Dean Koontz]] novel ''Cold Fire,'' reporter Holly Thorne goes to a bakery for lunch, orders five different pastries, then asks for a Diet Coke.
 
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* When [[The Sooty Show|Sooty]] asks for sausage, egg, baked beans, chips and fried bread with jam for breakfast, Soo says that she doesn't want all that as she's on a diet - so no jam on her fried bread, thanks.
* Defended by Donna on ''[[Suits]]'';
{{quote| '''Mike:''' I don't get that. You get a skimmed milk latte, and then you put whipped cream and sugar in it. <br />
'''Donna:''' ''Because'' I get skimmed milk, I ''can'' put milk and sugar in it. }}
* Happens in [[Dukes of Hazzard]], in the episode "Ghost of General Lee"
{{quote| '''Enos''': A double order of catfish, hush puppies, pickles and onions, large order of fries, and extra thick chocolate milk and two slices of pecan pie. Is that right?<br />
'''Roscoe''': Yeah, and get something for yourself Enos.<br />
'''Enos''': You want that pie a la mode?<br />
'''Roscoe''' No Enos, I don't want it a la mode. I gotta watch my calories! }}
 
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* Mika's "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)" has a refrain of "Diet Coke and a pizza, please!"
* Psychostick's Do You Want A Taco
{{quote| I'd like 4,000 tacos and a diet coke.}}
* In Matthew Good's song "21st Century Living," which comments on how our society wants to make everything bigger and better (i.e. supersizing it all), Matt wryly notes that we should just supersize everything. Voiceover says: "I'd like to supersize death. Can I have a supersize of death? I'd like to supersize a death with a Coke."
 
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* Occurs in not one but two episodes of ''[[Sons of Butcher]]''. In the first one, Ricky orders most of the greasy spoon diner's menu, deep fried (even the friend chicken!), but adds a diet coke to watch his weight. The other time, he orders a very processed cheese-heavy meal from a fast food restaurant with regular cokes. But when Doug points out the fat contents, Ricky agrees... and switches his cokes to diet.
* An episode of ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' has one when Plucky finds a bottle from a wave:
{{quote| '''Hamton:''' Gee, Plucky, nice trick! Order me a hamburger, onion rings, and a double shake....<br />
(Buster and Babs give mean looks at Hamton)<br />
'''Hamton:''' ...and a diet cola. }}
 
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